TRAGEDY AT LISBON.
A TERRIBLE SCENE. Ry Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Lisbon, June 21. A tragedy terminated a great spectacle arranged at Lisbon to mark the completion of the Portuguese-Atlantic flight. A large lighter loaded with fireworks was towed to the middle of the Tagus, so as to be visible throughout the city. Rockets were fired signalling the commencement of the display. One fell on the deck of the lighter and caused an awful explosion. The survivors leapt into the water as the lighter sank. Thousands on shore watched, the terrible scene. It is believed twenty are dead and forty injured.
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1922, Page 5
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99TRAGEDY AT LISBON. Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1922, Page 5
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